Veterans Business Outreach Center of Florida

Veterans Business Outreach Center of Florida

Welcome to the Veterans Business Outreach Center of Florida’s website. We are honored to help military veterans and spouses start and succeed in a small business of their own. First, check out BASIC TRAINING and BUSINESS RESOURCES, then click on the dog tag above to register for services. We stand ready to give you the information and assistance you need to succeed in business in Florida.

Basic Training

Useful tools and training in the most common skillsets entrepreneurs will need to start and succeed! From feasibility and business plan development to legal issues and government contracting...

Business Resources

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) is the clear choice for business Intel. The Institute for Veterans & Families (IVMF), creator of the DoD’s “Boots to Business” training programs, offers FREE...

Boots To Business

The Boots to Business: Introduction to Entrepreneurship two-day training class for transitioning active duty military and military spouses is a collaborative effort between the US Small Business Administration (SBA)...

Success Stories

Gown & Garter

US Navy veteran Pam Wilcox reached out to the VBOC for help in reviewing her business plan for a bridal shop. The VBOC staff guided Pam in revising her financial forecasts to become "lender ready". She successfully opened Garter &...

Success Stories

Veterans 4 You

Tim Farrell owns Veterans 4 You, LLC, based in Pompano Beach. When Tim and his wife Lulu met the VBOC at a National Veterans Business Conference, he had been in business for less than one year and wanted to...

Success Stories

Pavlic's Florist & Gifts

After completing the 2-day Boots to Business workshop at Eglin AFB (Ft Walton, FL), Michelle Kinlock and her husband purchased Pavlic's Florist, Inc., a family-owned florist shop in nearby Destin. Pavlic's was Destin's oldest florist, but Michelle had a different...

Success Stories

Teak & Twine

When Torrance Hart decided to separate from the US Air Force, she started seriously thinking about what business she could start. She worked with an existing business, then bought out the owner in Teak & Twine.
Interestingly, she says she...